资阳市高中2015级第二次诊断性考试
英 语
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。
2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不能答在试题卷上，否则无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. At What time must the man check in for his flight?
A. 2:50. B. 3:15. C. 3:50.
2. What does the woman want to do now?
A. Listen to some music.
B. Play a piece of music.
C. Have something to drink.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the man’s house. B. In a drugstore. C. In a doctor’s office.
4. How did the man go to the airport?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.
5. Why does Mary call Peter?
A. To borrow his notes.
B. To explain her absence.
C. To discuss the presentation.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What is the man going to do this summer?
A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.
7. How will the man use the money?
A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Course design. B. Course registration. C. Course evaluation.
9. What course did the woman choose?
A. International Trade. B. Modern History. C. Chemistry.
10. What will Jack do to take mathematics?
A. Wait for an opening.
B. Apply to the department.
C. Speak to Professor Anderson.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does the woman make the call?
A. To book a hotel.
B. To ask about the room service.
C. To make changes to a reservation.
12. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?
A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.
13. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?
A. $199. B. $179. C. $219.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Who might the woman be?
A. A porter. B. A Customs officer. C. A post office worker.
15. When does the man need the package to arrive in Canada?
A. At the weekend. B. Five days later. C. The next night.
16. How does the man decide to send his package?
A. By First Class mail. B. By regular mail. C. By express mail.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is Wang Ming?
A. A student. B. An employer. C. An engineer.
18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?
A. It’s unpredictable. B. It’s not optimistic. C. It’s quite stable.
19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?
A. 20%. B. 22%. C. 50%.
20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?
A. They need more work experience.
B. The salary is usually good.
C. Their choice is limited.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The following are four books that will help you change your mind and change your life.
1) You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay: A groundbreaking book when it was released in 1982. It is still the book that I turn to when I have physical unrest that requires deeper understanding. Louise Hay is the pioneer in looking at the connection between the physical unrest that we have in our body and the emotional connection. At the time that she wrote the book many people scoffed at this idea, but it is now widely accepted and millions of people refer to it on a daily basis.
2) The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz: Maintaining a sense of reliability and faith is developed through understanding to The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz written in 1997. We are faced with rules and regulations; don’t do this, don’t do that, watch what you are doing, be kind, loyal, faithful etc. The four agreements represent a simple system of maintaining your own inner
authority while practicing being a true person with other people.
3) Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey: This is a new one in my “bedside collection” and one that has made the biggest impact on me lately. Written in 1997, it is even more relevant today than it was when it was written. The idea of “slowing down” to get there faster was extremely hard for me to understand. As a human species we seem to enjoy moving fast and expecting quick results, especially from ourselves. I should be successful now, I should be slim now, get me to my destination now — in contrast to “in the fullness of time” when I am ready.
4) The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel-Shinn: A classic book that was first published in 1925 and remains one of my favorite books of all time. Scovel-Shinn understood the power of our words to express either our deepest desires or our most horrible nightmares.
So where does this leave you? The way I see it is if you want to ‘Heal Your Life” then you had better learn how to play “The Game of Life” by learning how to “Slow Down to the Speed of Life” and keep the “Four Agreements”. The solution may not be easy to do but it is simple. In fact, most solutions are pretty simple, and it is us humans that want to complicate it.
21. According to the author, people who are lacking in personal freedom should read ______.
A. You Can Heal Your Life
B. The Four Agreements
C. Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
D. The Game of Life and How to Play It
22. In which part of a magazine would you probably find this passage?
A. Book Reviews B. Self Improvement
C. Arts & Entertainment D. Reference & Education
23. In the author’s opinion, the four books ______.
A. tell us four interesting stories B. represent four stages of life
C. represent four attitudes D. offer four ways to change our life and mind
B
I grew up poor. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still afford a dream. My dream was athletics.
By the time I was sixteen, I was good at baseball and football. My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis. He not only believed in me, but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念).
One summer a friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother.
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was dreading (害怕) this, but my mother said, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as mad as I expected him to be. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them,” he said.
I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why I dreamed of buying my mom a house.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he demanded.
“Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”
That question laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball, and offered a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dream.
24. The writer was grateful to Coach Jarvis, because Jarvis ______.
A. made him set a goal
B. gave him financial support
C. helped him show conviction
D. supplied him with new clothes
25. When the writer was offered a job, he wanted to ______.
A. balance summer baseball and the work schedule
B. refuse the job offer for summer baseball
C. give up summer baseball for the job
D. ask his coach Jarvis for advice
26. Which of the following can replace the underlined sentence?
A. A good beginning makes a good ending.
B. You must rely on yourself first, then others.
C. Believe in yourself, but above all be patient.
D. You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making.
27.The end of the story was that the writer ______.
A. succeeded as a sportsman
B. failed to buy his mother a house
C. became a successful businessman
D. made some money in the summer job
C
A young woman sits alone in a café sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing café waiter: “Where are the toilets please?” This is a familiar scene in Tokyo’s so-called “silent cafés”, where customers are not allowed to speak, and only communicate by writing in notepads.
The concept rises by a desire to be alone among young Japanese, a situation brought by economic uncertainty, a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social isolation. The phenomenon is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos, where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small desk tents designed for conversation-free privacy in the office. One Kyoto company even offers single women the opportunity to have a “one woman wedding” — a full bridal affair, complete with white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media expression — “botchi-zoku”, referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things completely on their own.
One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home, to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the cafe, Miss Higashikokubaru said: “I heard about this place via Twitter and I like the idea of coming here. I work as a nurse and it's always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo, and it's a big busy city. I just want to come and sit somewhere quietly on my own. I’m going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere.”
The desire to be isolated is not a new concept in Japan, home to an estimated 3.6 million “hikikomori” — a more extreme example of social recluses (隐士) who withdraw completely from society.
28. What is special about the “silent cafes”?
A. It provides various tea and books.
B. People are not allowed to communicate.
C. It has attracted many popular young people.
D. It offers service by writing not by speaking.
29. Which of the following accounts for the idea of being alone in Japan?
A. The increasing social isolation.
B. The stable economic situation.
C. The rising demand for privacy.
D. The rapid development of internet.
30. What do we know about Higashikokubaru?
A. She doesn’t like to be a nurse.
B. She doesn’t like the life in big cities.
C. She enjoys her solo time in a quiet place.
D. She travelled to Tokyo on her work days.
31. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Silent cafes B. Lonely Japanese
C. One woman wedding D. Social recluses in Japan
D
Like it or love it, social media is a major part of life. Clicking on a thumbs-up or a heart icon (图标) is an easy way to stay in touch. Whether you’re on Facebook, What’s App or Twitter, the way of keeping in touch is no longer face to face, but instead screen to screen, highlighted by the fact that more than 1 billion people are using Facebook every day. Social media has become second nature — but what impact is this having on us?
Lauren Sherman and her team, who study the brain at Temple University in Philadelphia, mixed 20 teens’ photos with 10 other pictures from public Instagram accounts. Then they randomly gave half of the images many likes (between 23 and 45; most had more than 30). They gave the other half no more than 22 likes (most had fewer than 15).
The researchers wanted to find out how the participants’ brains were responding to the different images. While the teens were in a machine, researchers asked them to either like an image or skip to the next one. Teens were much more likely to like images that seemed popular — those that had more than 23 likes, Sherman’s team found. The kids tended to skip pictures with few likes.
As part of the experiment, participants were also shown a range of “neutral” photos showing things like food and friends, and “risky” photos concerning cigarettes and alcohol. When looking at photos showing risky behaviors, such as smoking or drinking — no matter how many likes they had — the brain region linked to cognitive (认知的) control tended to become less active. These kinds of pictures can lower the viewer’s self-control. That means what you like online has the power to influence not just what others like, but even what they do. Viewing pictures like these could make teens let down their guard when it comes to experimenting with drugs and alcohol, Sherman worries.
32. What does the text focus on?
A. The influence of social media. B. The self-control of teens.
C. The behaviors of teens. D. The popularity of social media.
33. Which of the following might be included in the experiment?
A. Seventeen images are given 20 likes.
B. Fifteen images are given 25 likes.
C. Fifteen images are given 42 likes.
D. Eight images are given 40 likes.
34. What’s Sherman’s concern about online photos?
A. More likes may be given.
B. Misbehaviors may be encouraged.
C. More risky pictures may be posted.
D. Cognitive control may become less active.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To condemn immoral social behaviors.
B. To promote modern social media.
C. To introduce a new research.
D. To explain the brain system.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why we still need to read Dickens
Walk into any bookstore, and you can hardly avoid “bumping into” Charles Dickens. Many of Dickens’ works still sell well today. 36
As someone who teaches Dickens, the question of why we still read him is often on my mind. 37 One day nearly 10 years ago, however, when I was giving a lecture, I was telling the students that for Victorian readers, Dickens’s writing was a “tune-in-next-week” type of thing that generated crazes. 38 “But why should we still read this stuff?” the student asked. The answer I gave was only acceptable, “Because he teaches you how to think,” I said.
The question annoyed me for years, for years, and for years I told myself answers, but never with complete satisfaction. We read Dickens because he is not just a man of his own times, but also a man for our times. We read Dickens because we can learn from experiences of his characters almost as easily as we can learn from our own experiences.
39 But these are not exactly the reason why I read Dickens. My search for an answer continued until one day a text message came from a student of mine. “We still read Dickens’s novels,” she wrote, “because they tell us why we are what we are.” Simple as it was, that’s the explanation I had sought for years.
Dickens shines a light on who we are during the best of times and worst of times.
40 If you have time, go to pick up one of his many novels, read it and enjoy what it has to tell you about yourself.
A. Then a hand shot up.
B. I know that wasn’t really the reason.
C. And they are placed on outstanding shelves.
D. That question was never more troubling.
E. That’s why we still need to read him today.
F. I already know who it is I’ll meet in those novels.
G. These are all wonderful reasons to read Dickens.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most people need to hear those “ three little words” — I love you. Once in a while, they hear them just in time.
I met Connie on the day when she was 41 to the hospice ward (安宁病房), where I worked as a volunteer. Her husband, Bill, stood 42 nearby as she was 43 from the gurney (轮椅) to the hospital bed. 44 Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was optimistic and cheerful. I finished 45 her name on all the hospital supplies she would be using.
Connie was a romantic. As we became 46 , she expressed how 47 it was to be married 32 years to a carpenter who often called her “a silly woman”. “I’d give anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’ s just not in his 48 .” she sighed.
Bill visited Connie every day. One day, over coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the
49 of women and how we need 50 in our lives; how we love to get sentimental (富有情感的) cards and love letters.
“Do you tell Connie you love her?”I asked, and he looked at me 51 I was crazy.
“I don’t have to.” he said, “She knows I do!”
“I’m sure she knows,” I said, reaching over and touching his 52 hands, “but she needs to hear it, Bill, she needs to hear what she has 53 to you all these years.”
Two days later I walked down the hospice ward at noon. There stood Bill, leaning up against the 54 in the hallway, 55 at the floor. I already knew from the head nurse that Connie had died at 11 A.M. When Bill saw me, he 56 himself to come into my arms for a long time. His face was wet with tears and he was 57 . Finally, he leaned back against the wall and took a deep breath.
“I have to say something,” he said. “I have to say how 58 I fell about telling her.” He stopped to blow his nose. “This morning I her 59 how much I love her…and loved being married to her. You should have seen her smile!”
I went into the room to say my own goodbye to Connie. There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine card from Bill. You know, the sentimental kind that 60 , “To my wonderful wife…I love you.”
41. A. objected B. determined C. forced D. admitted
42. A. numbly B. casually C. impatiently D. nervously
43. A. transferred B. transformed C. prevented D. protected
44. A. As B. Since C. Though D. Because
45. A. sculpturing B. marking C. announcing D. signing
46. A. acquainted B. consistent C. arbitrary D. considerate
47. A. crazy B. delighted C. satisfied D. upset
48. A. character B. talent C. nature D. virtue
49. A. target B. subject C. point D. object
50. A. sympathy B. warmth C. comfort D. romance
51. A. even if B. as though C. if only D. in case
52. A. rough B. smooth C. delicate D. clumsy
53. A. appealed B. taken C. meant D. submitted
54. A. window B. wall C. bed D. table
55. A. glancing B. staring C. weeping D. praying
56. A. involved B. occupied C. allowed D. devoted
57. A. trembling B. mourning C. regretting D. aching
58. A. sorry B. confused C. doubtful D. relieved
59. A. asked B. told C. wondered D. imagined
60. A. writes B. explains C. conveys D. underlines
资阳市高中2015级第二次诊断性考试
英 语
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：请将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
With the rapid spread of western cultures, a 61 (grow) number of Chinese people prefer western holidays to traditional ones. When Christmas or Valentine’s Day
62 (come), youngsters will flood into bars, restaurants, or department stores to celebrate these festivals, but actually they don’t know much about Chinese traditional festivals.
The reason behind this social phenomenon is obvious: in a society controlled by mass media and consumerism, festivals and holidays from abroad 63 (identify) as fashionable and new, while traditional ones are usually something out of date and old. Young people all over the world have regarded western life style, 64 (especial) the life in Hollywood films, 65 their goal of life. As a consequence, 66 is no wonder that Chinese young people have much more affection for Christmas than China’s Spring Festival.
We should think about the influence of such 67 social phenomenon carefully. It is obvious that the wide spread and recognition of western holidays is 68 (harm) to our traditional value. If we don’t take some 69 (measure) right now, some day in the future, Chinese cultural heritage may be strange to our grandchildren. It is high time for the government and all people 70 (take) action to protect our traditional culture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
得分
阅卷
请改正下面短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My little cousin is greatly interested on science. And he does some dangerous experiments
sometime. Although his parents want to encourage him to be great scientist, at times they
worry about his safety. Last week, when my cousin was doing an experiment, he hurts his
thumb. My aunt felt sadly and wanted him to stop from doing that experiment. However, my
cousin didn’t want to give up. She said, “Many scientists got hurt when they were doing
experiments, so they didn’t give up.” My aunt had to let him finish the experiments and he
finally succeeded in finish it.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华，你班交换生Harry邀请你和几名同学今晚去他的住处参加他的生日派对。但你临时有事不能赴约。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 祝他生日快乐；
2. 向他表示歉意；
3. 说明缺席原因。
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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资阳市高中2015级第二次诊断性考试
英语答案及评分意见
第一部分（每小题1.5分）
1-5 ACCBA 6-10 CBBAC 11-15 CBACA 16-20 CABAB
第二部分（每小题2分）
21-25 BADCC 26-30 DADAC 31-35 AADBC 36-40 CDAGE
第三部分（每小题1.5分）
第一节
41-45 DDACB 46-50 ADCBD 51-55 BACBB 56-60 CADBC
第二节
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66. it 67. a 68. harmful 69. measures 70. to take
第四部分
第一节（每小题1分）
一、参考答案
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二、评分意见
1. 未标注符号或符号标注不规范一律不给分。
2. 答题位置（需修改的词下方或需添加位置的下方）不对（如答在上方或相距甚远的位置）一律不给分。
第二节
一、评分原则
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，
确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3. 词数少于80或多于120的，从总分中减去2分。
4. 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连贯性。
5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6. 如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
二、内容要点
1. 不能参加聚会；
2. 祝他生日快乐；
3. 向他表示歉意；
4. 说明缺席原因。
三、各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档：（21-25分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。
-覆盖所有内容要点。
-应用了较为丰富的语法结构和词汇。
-仅有个别语法结构或词汇方面的错误，具备较强的语言运用能力。
-有效地使用了语句之间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
完全达到了预期的写作目的。
第四档：（16-20分）
完成了试题规定的任务。
-虽漏掉一两个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。
-应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
-有少量的语法结构或词汇方面应用的错误，但表达清楚。
-应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
达到了预期的写作目的。
第三档：（11-15分）
基本完成了试题规定的任务。
-虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。
-应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
-有较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。
-应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。
第二档：（6-10分）
未恰当完成试题规定的任务。
-漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。
-语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。
-有相当多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。
-较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。
信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
第一档：（1-5分）
未完成试题规定的任务。
-明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未能理解试题要求。
-语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。
-语言支离破碎，严重影响对写作内容的理解。
-缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。
信息未能传达给读者。
0分
未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
四、说明
1. 内容要点可用不同方式表达。
2. 应紧扣主题，可适当发挥。
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